Sneak Peek All-Star Edinburgh Fringe Previews

Don't miss your chance to see some of the UK’s best headlining comedians - off notes and off adrenaline! Comedy stars including Connor Burns, Craig Hill and Kai Humphries, Chris Forbes, Kim Blythe plus more!

Please note these shows are still a work in progress, there will be some strong language and although they might not be slick, they sure will be funny!  Join us for a night - or two! - of uproarious and laugh-out-loud stand up comedy.*  

Thursday 23 July 2026 - Kai Humphries, Daniel Petrie and Connor Burns

Friday 24 July 2026 - Kai Humphries, Daniel Petrie and Craig Hill

Saturday 25 July 2026 - Kim Blythe, Daniel Petrie, Jack Brookmyre

Sunday 26 July 2026 - Chris Forbes and Connor Burns

Age Recommendation: 16+ (no babes in arms)

Tickets: £15

*£2.50 transaction fee applies

*line up may be subject to change at late notice*

CRAIG HILL – A household comedy name loved and renowned for his high-octane, irreverent live comedy, Craig’s razor-sharp wit and outrageous audience rapport have seen Scotland's favourite kilted comedian also become a superstar in Australia. He tours non stop across Europe, Australia (including the Sydney Opera House) and recently blew the roof off New York in his own solo season off-Broadway !  “Flat-out hilarious... I’ve not heard a room laugh so long and hard... There isn’t anyone better at working a crowd... the audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter... Genuinely funny”  ★★★★★ (The Mirror)

KAI HUMPHRIES – Blyths’ very own comedy star who has toured across 55 countries opening for his best friend Daniel Sloss, is the co-host of hit podcast "Sloss and Humphries on the Road" , and has toured 8 of his own solo shows around Australia as well as a run off-Broadway and a massive 25 date  tour around Europe! “Absolutely brilliant… Pure stand-up… honest, relatable and upbeat, you can’t help but like him… Fabulous”  ★★★★★  (Voice Mag)“Phenomenally funny… A fantastic comic who is smart, funny, and crude all at once…  perpetually upbeat charisma, pushing and pulling us between laughter and empathy… Not to be missed!”  (Broadway Baby)

CONNOR BURNS - Brilliant stand-up from the undisputed fastest rising new star of Scottish comedy. Connor's 2025 show sold out 12,000 tickets in Edinburgh alone, toured UK, Australia and has sold out the Glasgow Kings Theatre 5 times over! In 2024 and 2025 he toured his shows worldwide (50+ UK shows, 35+ Australia-wide) with off-Broadway runs. Winner 2025's Forth Fringe Award, he has tens of millions of online views and has just added a second Edinburgh Playhouse date to his 2026 Fringe. Don't miss your chance to see him workin up new material in a small intimate venue.  ‘‘A great comedy talent…he is fearless and it is wonderful… hilarious!" ★★★★★ The Scotsman. 

DANIEL PETRIE - Scottish surrealist, hilarious deadpan persona and baked potato super-fan. Winner (2023) Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award; (2023) BBC New Comedy Award finalist (2025); Pleasance Reserve, Edinburgh Fringe; Doctor, 2023-present, NHS.. ‘Scarily good’ Daniel Sloss . Gasgow born and bred DANIEL PETRIE may be a junior NHS doctor but he is also a finalist at the 2022 So You Think You’re Funny Competition, finalist in the  2023 Chortle Student Comedy Awards and the winner of the prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award in 2023.

CHRIS FORBES - Critically-acclaimed comedian and star of Scot Squad, The Farm & The Other Murray Brother, Chris presents a unique work in progress show all about Christmas. Ignore the fact it's summertime and stick your Christmas jumpers on for a laugh! 

KIM BLYTHE - Known for her brilliantly relatable stories, Kim’s unique style blends sharp observations with laugh-out-loud punchlines that’ll have you hooked from start to finish. You might’ve seen her on TikTok, listing what’s gay and what’s not, impersonating the fire alarm or embodying the TV License letters. And her last show Cowboy was an hour of warm, daft, brilliant stand-up that left her audiences buzzing. Don't miss your chance to see Kim putting the finishing touches to her brand new show.  Winner of The Skinny/Fest Next Big Thing Award at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Nominee 2025.

JACK BROOKMYRE - is Scottish comedy’s up-and-coming impressionist, known for his impeccable accents and voices, as well as his blend of absurd and observational comedy. A regular at The Stand in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle, he won the famous Beat the Frog contest in Manchester. was part of the lineup for The Stand Glasgow’s 2025/26 Hogmanay shows as well and was shortlisted for the 2024 and 2025 BBC New Comedy Award. Jack was the voice of Trump, Attenborough, Keir Starmer and many others on Noising Up on BBC Radio Scotland. In 2026, Jack has been honoured to be hand-picked as one of “The Stand 5” for a sponsored Fringe run at The Stand. Jack’s mimicry knows no bounds as his quick wit flows from town planning to the history of populism in performances that showcase the damage that undergraduate philosophy and Death Metal can do to the human brain."

Please note, wheelchair accessible spaces are not available to book online. Please email or call the box office to book a wheelchair accessible space or for any other access  requests/advice: 

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Tel: 0300 300 1210